Holder for lipsticks and the like



H. A. LINDSEY, 3D., EIAL HOLDER FOR LIPSTIcKs AND THE LIKE Oct. V10, 1944.

Filed Aplil 12,. 1940 y Il Ilz ven ions'.

Patented Oct. 10, 1944 HOLDER FOR LIPSTICKS AND THE LIKE Henri A. Lindsey, IH, and Harry G. Long, Los

Angeles, Calif., assignors to Allied Plastics Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of California,

Application April l2, 1940, Serial No. 329,288

(Cl. 20S-56) 1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to holders for lipsticks, eyebrow pencils and similar soft pasty cosmetics, and particularly to cosmetic holders having the so-called swivel type of ejecting means for advancing the lipstick or other cosmetic beyond the end of the holder for use and withdrawing it into the holder afterwards.

The well known swivel type of ej ecting mechanism involves a cosmetic carrier, a pair of concentric relatively rotatable cylindrical members outside the latter of which one has a straight, longitudinal slot or groove, while-the other has a spiral slot or groove, and a means coacting with both of said slots or grooves and connected with the cosmetic carrier, so as to cause the latter to travel axially of the cylindrical members as one is rotated relatively to the other. A primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a swivel type of lipstick holder which is especially adapted to be made up of molded plastic materials` In the usual swivel holder, the cosmetic carrier, and the two relatively rotatable members having the straight and spiral slots or grooves, are not only concentric but are arranged to overlap one another. `Such an arrangement is satisfactory for metal construction, wherein the wall thicknesses may be kept small, but in plastic construction the walls of the various members must be of such thickness that the holder becomes too great in diameter if the two relatively rotatable cylindrical members are placed outside the cosmetic carrier.

An object of the invention may therefore be Stated to be to provide a swivel type lipstick holder of a construction capable of embodiment in plastic materials without becoming of inordinate diameter.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a lipstick holder characterized by extreme simplicity of construction, simplicity of assembly, ancl3 one which may be manufactured at very low cos A still further object of the invention is the provision of an improved and simplified swivel type holder of the type which is operated to eject the lipstick, and later to withdraw it, by rotation of the operating member in either direction, thus obviating the necessity of giving attention to the direction of rotation of the operating member.

The invention will be best understood from the following detailed description of selected present preferred embodiments thereof, reference for this purpose being directed to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is an elevation of the holder;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the holder, the rotating propelling member being shown in elevation;

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but with the cap removed, and with the propelling member rotated to a position in which the lipsnclg is partly ejected, the propelling member being in this case shown in section;

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 shows a stamping from which the cosmetic carrier is formed;

Fig. 6 is a detail showing a propelling member having a continuous cam groove;

Fig. 7 is a vew similar to Fig- 2 but showing certain modifications; and

Fig. 8 is a detail of the plunger and follower -members of the form of Fig. 7.

In Figs. 1 to 6 of the drawing, numeral I0 designates generally a casing, preferably and in this instance of cylindrical form fitted at its forward end with any suitable removable cap, such as the frictiona-lly fitted cap Il illustrated in Fig. 2. Casing I9 and cap II may be formed of any suitable material, such as metal, or molded plastic, though the present article is particularly designed for use of molded plastics, and that material is preferred because of its relatively low cost. Casing il) has a cylindrical bore I2, which in the form here illustrated extends from end to end. Received within and slidable along bore I2 is the'cosmetic carrier, which in the form of Figs. 1 to 6 consists of a cup I3, preferably formed of metal, as by a stamping o-peration, and within which is seated the lipstick or other cosmetic lli. Rctatably received within casing bore I2, to the rear of and in alinement with cup I3, is a propelling member I5 of cylindrical form, and formed preferably of plastic; this propelling member is preferably tubular in form (see Fig. 3) in order to reduce the material used. Member I5 is provided at its outer end with an enlarged operating knob or head IS which abuts the rearward end of casing I, and is formed, adjacent head I5, with an annular outwardly facing groove Il, which receives inwardly projecting locking lugs such as I3 formed inside the rearward end of casing I0 when members I il and I5 are assembled. The lugs IB are only slightly raised, and permit member I5 to be forced into working position, at which time they are received within groove I l' and hold the members thereafter against separation. Propelling member I5 is thus mounted for rotation within the rearward portion of casing II), but is confined against axial movement with reference thereto.

The outer periphery of member I5 is formed with a cam slot or groove 20, and a follower means is provided engaging in said groove and operatively connected with cup I3, provisions also being made for conning cup I3 against relative rotation within casing Ill. In the preferred and illustrative form instanced in Figs. 1 to 6, cam groove 2B is disposed in a plane at substantially 45 with reference to the axis of the holder, and extends continuously around the outer periphery of the rotatable member I5. In order to reduce the material used, the inner or forward end Ia of member I5 is formed at a similar angle, the groove being located relatively close to angular end I 5a as illustrated. While cup I3 may be supported against rotation within casing lll in various ways, it is preferable, and a feature of the present invention, that the follower element operatively connecting said cup with cam groove 20 serve also as a means for keying the cup against rotation; to this end, cup I3 is shown as provided with a rearward extension or leg 24 received wholly within and slidable freely along a longitudinal guideway or groove 25 fprmed inside casing I0, and provided at its extremity with an inwardlyA turned toe or projection 26 engaging within cam groove 20. Cup I3 may of course be fabricated in various ways, though it is preferably formed asa metal stamping. For instance, a blank such as I3a, seel Fig. 6, may first be formed by a stamping operation, and it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art how this blank may then be rolled and bent by machine operation to form the cup i3 with itsv extended leg. 24 and inwardly bent toe 26.

The operation of the device will now be apparent. Assuming the device to be in the position of Fig. 2, to eject the lipstick, the rotatable knob or head I6 is rotated relatively to casing I 0. The direction of rotation is immaterial, rotation in either direction causing follower toe or projection 26 to follow the inclined cam groove 20, leg 24 sliding along guideway or groove 25 and advancing the cup I3 and lipstick tted therein within casing .I U, whereby the lipstick becomes ejected beyond the end of the latter. Continuous rotation of member I5 by means of head I6 causes follower element 26 to ride up groove 26 around one side of member I5 over the top of said groove and then down said groove around the other side of member I5 until the original position is again reached, the follower leg 24 and lipstick cup I3 being first advanced and then retracted during the complete revolution of head I6. It will thus be seen that a onehalf turn of head I6 servesy to move the lipstick from its completely retracted to its extreme advanced position, and that a further half turn brings the lipstick back toA fully retracted position. Moreover, head I5 may be turned in either direction to accomplish ejection or retraction of the lipstick.

Attention is particularly directed to the fact that thev propelling member I 5 and article carrier I2 are both mounted Within the casing I II, one in line with the other, rather than in the usual arrangement with the article carrier inside two relatively rotatable sleeve members, and to the fact that this arrangement permits the wall thicknesses to be adequate for plastic construction without the over-all diameter of the holder becoming undesirably great. Attention is further eal'led to the exceptionally simple manner of assembly of the holder, which involves only insertion of the article carrier, and then insertion of the propelling member I5, the cam groove 20 being simply engaged with the follower toe 26 at the time the member l5 is inserted. And further, the operation of inserting the member I5 serves also to secure or lock the latter in its operative position. The entire article is made up of a relatively few simple parts, all of which with the exception of the metal cup are especially designed to be formed of plastic materials by conventional plastic molding procedures, and are especially designed to facilitate rapid assembly. The resulting article has a very low manufacturing cest, while at the same time its operation is smooth, convenient and eicient.

Figs. 7 and 8 show certain modifications, the device in this instance being in fundamental essence the same as that previously described, but being designed particularly for a nozzle type holder in which the pasty cosmetic is ejected in the form of a flat ribbon. In this instance the casing, designated at Illa, is formed with an integral nozzle type nose 30, having a usual flat aperture 3l through which the lipstick paste is exuded in a flat ribbon. lI'he rotatable propelling device, designated by numeral I5a, is in this instance shown as provided with a double spiral thread forming double spiral cam grooves 34. The cosmetic carrier is in the form of a plunger l3nt, formed on opposite sides with legs 24a, which are received in diametrically opposite longitudinal grooves 25a formed in casing Illa, saidl legs 24 having inwardly bent toesk orl projections 26a which engage in spiral grooves 34 on opposite sides of member I5a.. Projections 26a are twisted, as indicated, so as to ll the grooves 34 in a direction longitudinally of the holder. The lipstick paste or other pasty cosmetic I4a is placed above plunger I3a as indicated. The spiral grooves 34 are of substantially lesser pitch than the cam groove ZIJ of the first described form of the invention, and that provision together with the use of the pair of diametricallyA opposite legs for the cosmetic carrierV aifords the additional pressure necessary with this type of holder to eject the cosmetic fromv the comparatively small aperture 3| Certain present preferred illustrative embodiments of the invention have now been disclosed; it is to be understood', however, that these are for illustrative purposes only, and that various changes in design, structure and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or of the appended claim.

We claim:

In a holder, the combination. of a tubular casing having a longitudinal bore, an article carrier slidably mounted in one end portion of said bore and having sliding bearing against the inner surface of said bore, a cylindrical rotatable propelling member within the other end portion of said bore having rotational bearing against the inner surface of said bore and supported against longitudinal movement with reference to said bore, a cam groove having a lead longitudinally of the casing formed in the outer periphery of said propelling member, a longitudinal recess sunk in the inner surface of said bore, and a follower leg slidably received within said recess, so as to be outside said bore, said follower leg being connected at one end to the article carrier and having an inwardly turned toe at the other end engaging in said cam groove.

HENRI A. LINDSEY, III. HARRY G. LONG. 

